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Chez Pazienda catalogs reports from the front in the War on Christmas.
“The Government Cannot Exalt Itself as . . . a God over the Soul” 0
In my local rag, an evangelical Christian speaks out eloquently against religious bigotry, in particular the current right-wing vendetta against Muslims and Islam.
Given the hatred issuing from so many persons who, as the old man back home used to say, “calls themselves Christians,” I think his article worth noting, even though his theology may differ from my own. Here’s a bit.
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Make no mistake; a government that can shut down mosques simply because they are mosques can shut down Bible studies because they are Bible studies. A government that can close the borders to all Muslims simply on the basis of their religious belief can do the same thing for evangelical Christians.
“No Religious Test . . . .” 0
Reg Henry envisions customs in a time of religious screenings:
Poor border officials. It is hard enough for them to find Cuban cigars in luggage, now they will have to ask, “Do you have anything to declare, you know, like a religion?”
Absurd conversations are likely to abound. “I am a Sufi,” a visitor will say. And the border guard, not trained in comparative religions, will reply: “You’re a softie? Come right in and welcome to the United States!”
A woman in a head covering will be rejected and will protest the injustice: “But I am a traditional Roman Catholic nun.” To which the official will ask his pal, “Hey Joe! Are roaming Catholics on the list?”
Follow the link for more, in which he goes for a Cruz.
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Say “Hi!” to the eye in the sky.
. . . and you can bet it’s just going to get worse.
Afterthought:
If I ever become a Peeping Tom, I think I’ll call myself an “anti-prostitution activist.” It sounds ever so much more civilized.
“Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” 0
Judge Richard Posner points out that there appears to be a thumb weighing down the Scalias of justice.
American Taliban 0
BadTux points out what should be, but apparently isn’t, the obvious:
The thing is, lies have consequences, and dead people is one of the usual consequences.
Image via Job’s Anger.
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One more time: Persons who whine about “political correctness” want permission to offend without penalty.
None Dare Call It Terrorism 0
If white right-wingers do it, it is ipso facto not terrorism. After all, they are white, not brown.
That’s how it works, isn’t it?
Also, in more news of not terrorism . . . .
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The farcical War on Christmas goes international.
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Oh, wait. Funny or Die has gotten hold of the Republican Party’s proposed religious test for immigrants.
Follow the link to find out whether you would pass.
God, Grits, and Guns 0
Ron Littlepage is taken aback. Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest.
The outstanding quote of last week has to go to state Rep. Matt Gaetz.
He’s pushing a bill that would allow the 1.4 million Floridians who have concealed carry gun permits to openly carry their firearms.
During a House committee debate on the legislation, Gaetz had this to say, according to Politico Florida:
The bill restores a right “granted not by government but by God.” Say what?
As someone who was raised in the Baptist church and who graduated from a Baptist university, Baylor, I’ve read the Bible from Genesis to Revelations more than once.
But I must have missed the part about God coming out in favor of open carry.
Jeez Louise, you can’t make this stuff up.
As a Southerner, I often find myself resenting the way white Southerners* are portrayed as dumbass hicks. Even when I was a kid, I couldn’t stand the Beverly Hillsillies.
It’s been a theme since the earliest days of film and, later, broadcast media (we won’t even talk about print). Find any old radio or television comedy show with a character from the South, you will find a dumbass hick. Heck, Tennessee Ernie Ford made a fortune playing dumbass hicks. Even Andy Griffith achieved his first great success as a dumbass hick in No Time for Sergeants. And don’t forget Jim Nabors and George Lindsey.
But, honest to Pete, as long as a great lot of white Southerners continue act like dumbass hicks, I have to concede that they are asking for it.
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*The portrayal of black Southerners is another, much more evil story.
